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Bogotá, Jan 3 (AFP/APP):Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels on Tuesday denied the president’s assertion that they had signed a ceasefire agreement with the government. President Gustavo Petro had announced over the weekend a six-month ceasefire with the five largest armed groups in the country, […]

Dar es Salaam, Jan 3 (AFP/APP): Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday lifted a ban on opposition rallies imposed in 2016 by her strongman predecessor, in an overture to political rivals seeking the restoration of democratic norms. Hassan has been under pressure to break […]

NEW YORK, Jan 01 (APP): New York City ushered in 2023 with a dazzling spectacle in iconic Times Square, marking an end to a year that brought war in Europe, disastrous climate-induced floods in Pakistan and elsewhere as well as global worries over inflation. In […]

Brasília, Jan 1 (AFP/APP):Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office Sunday for a third term as Brazil’s president, vowing to fight for the poor and the environment and “rebuild the country” after far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro’s divisive administration. The 77-year-old veteran leftist, who previously led […]

Brasília, Dec 30 (AFP/APP): Brazil’s outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro, who has not acknowledged his electoral defeat, left the country Friday, two days before his successor’s inauguration and shortly after bidding his followers a tearful farewell. The controversial far-right leader left for Florida in the United […]

Beirut, Dec 30 (AFP/APP):Syria’s Kurds could soon face a tripartite ultimatum to cede territory, analysts predict, as Syrian, Turkish and Russian defence ministers met this week in Moscow — the first such talks since Syria’s war began in 2011. Russia has long backed the regime […]

Moscow, Dec 30 (AFP/APP): Russian leader Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday he was keen to ramp up military cooperation and hailed the two countries’ efforts to counter Western influence. Battered by unprecedented Western sanctions over Moscow’s assault against Ukraine, Putin wants […]

ANKARA 29 Dec (Online): The ebb in ties between Türkiye and China comes from Beijing’s “unease” over Ankara’s support for the Uighurs of Xinjiang, northwestern China, Türkiye’s top diplomat has said. Turkish-Chinese ties have suffered over Beijing being disturbed by Ankara’s “attitude toward Turkic Uighurs. […]

KABUL 29 Dec (Online): G7 foreign ministers on Thursday called on the Taliban to “urgently reverse” a ban on women working in Afghanistan’s aid sector. The ban is the latest blow against women’s rights in Afghanistan since the Taliban reclaimed power last year. The Taliban […]

MOSCOW, Russia – December 28 (ONLINE) No “peace plan” on Ukraine is possible if it does not account for four new regions joining Russia, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Wednesday. “To begin with, so far, there is no Ukrainian ‘peace plan’ of any […]